David Earl Thomas

David Earl Thomas Marshal David Earl Thomas, age 75, of Marshall died Saturday, October 30, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Thomas was born on June 18, 1935 in Marshall to Carl and Gladys (Wright) Thomas Sr. He was a life long resident of this area. He had been employed as a Union Brick Layer for forty two years. He retired in 1997. Marriages to Phyllis Warsop and Norma (Jelinek) Delaney ended in divorce. Mr. Thomas served on the School Board for the MarLee School District and was a volunteer firefighter with the Marengo Township Fire Department. He was a member of the Marshall Moose Lodge. David was a member of the Calhoun County Horse Breeders Association, and was the Rebel Riders 4-H Horse Club leader. He served as the Superintendent of the open class horse barn as well as the draft horse pulling Superintendent. David also enjoyed participating in local antique tractor pulls in 1942 Case tractor. He is survived by a son, Steven (Brenda) Thomas of Bryon Center; a daughter, Cindy Thomas of Marshall; step-children, Angela (Norbert) Freitel of Marshall and Annette Fisher of Springport; step-grandchildren, Kirsten Freitel and Aubrey Fisher; brother, John Thomas of Marshall. He is preceded in death by sisters, Betty Tucker, Harriette Shreve, and Ruth Dahlman; brother, Carl W. Thomas Jr; brother-in-law, Lyle Shreve; and father-in-law, Joseph Warsop. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Craig K. Kempf Funeral Home and Cremation Services. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to the Calhoun County Horse Breeders Association for improvements to the Horse Barn at the Calhoun County Fair. Assistance with memorials is available at the funeral home. To leave a personal message and sign the on line guest book, please visit www.kempffuneralhome.